Maldives vs South Africa: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, female

Maldives
4.39
in 2010
South Africa
4.37
in 2010
Maldives rank
66th
South Africa rank
67th

Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, female over time

  • Maldives
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 4.39 against 4.37 in South Africa, a difference of 0.02.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 66th and South Africa ranks 67th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 1.64 1.03 0.61 Maldives
1970s 1.85 1.18 0.67 Maldives
1980s 1.98 1.08 0.905 Maldives
1990s 1.65 2.62 0.97 South Africa
2000s 3.31 3.37 0.06 South Africa
2010s 4.39 4.37 0.02 Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, female, Maldives or South Africa?
Maldives, at 4.39 against 4.37 in South Africa as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, female between Maldives and South Africa?
0.02, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and South Africa?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Maldives and South Africa rank globally for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, female?
Maldives ranks 66th and South Africa ranks 67th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, female
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Average years of secondary schooling, 20-24, female is the average years of secondary education completed among females age 20-24.